Pramod Mahajan's aide dies, son serious after champagne party

New Delhi, June 2 (UNI) In an intriguing development, Pramod Mahajan's son Rahul was admitted to the Indraprastha Apollo hospital early this morning in a serious condition while the late BJP leader's trusted aide Bibek Biman Moitra died after a late night champagne party with unidentified men here.

Exactly a month after the senior BJP leader died of gunshot wounds inflicted by his brother, the spotlight returned on his family as Rahul, 26, lay in critical state under constant medical supervision at the Hospital.

''He was brought in an unconscious state with low blood pressure, low respiratory rate and low oxygen levels in the blood,'' hospital medical superintendent Ritu Rawat told reporters. ''He has been put on the ventilator and his condition continues to be critical''.

Moitra, 38, was declared dead on arrival at the hospital at 0315 hrs from the high-security 7, Safdarjung Road bungalow of the departed BJP leader.

Police said prima facie it looked like a case of drug overdose or poisoning. A polythene bag carrying a white powdery substance as well as the champagne bottles recovered from the house were being examined by a team of forensic experts.

Inquest proceedings had been initiated into Moitra's death.

His post mortem report as well as the results of blood tests on Rahul would help identify whether they had drug overdose or were poisoned, hospital and police sources said.

Police was also scanning the telephone numbers found on mobile phones from the place. Servants at 7, Safdarjang Road, who rushed them to hospital, were being questioned about the strangers who left after staying in the house for close to 45 minutes, ADCP (New Delhi) Manish Agarwal said.

They were said to have returned to the house a second time and informed servants that Rahul and Mr Moitra were feeling unwell.

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